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The Micmac Indians of eastern Canada
Wilson D. Wallis and Ruth Sawtell Wallis
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Frontmatter
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PART ONE Tribal Life
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I STUDIES OF THE MICMAC (page 3)
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II ELNU, THE PEOPLE (page 14)
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III ECONOMIC LIFE (page 25)
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IV SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING, CRAFTS (page 57)
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V CONCEPTS OF THE NATURAL WORLD (page 97)
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VI ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY (page 106)
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VII THE BODY IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH (page 120)
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VIII MENTAL PROCESSES (page 137)
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IX RELIGION (page 142)
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X THE SUPERNATURAL (page 151)
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XI SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ORGANIZATION (page 171)
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XII DANCE, SONG, AND GAMES (page 191)
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XIII INTERTRIBAL ORIENTATION AND RELATIONS (page 202)
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XIV FAMILY, KIN, AND MARRIAGE (page 226)
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XV FROM BIRTH TO DEATH (page 248)
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XVI THE MODERN MICMAC (page 270)
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GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY (page 309)
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PART TWO Folktales and Traditions
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INTRODUCTION (Wilson D. Wallis, page 317)
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I TALES ABOUT GLUSKAP (page 321)
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II SUPERNATURAL BEINGS (page 338)
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III MYTHIC PEOPLES (page 348)
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IV GHOST, WILL-O'-THE-WISP (page 368)
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V SUPERNATURAL POWERS (page 376)
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VI KESKAMZIT [MAGICAL GOOD LUCK] (page 392)
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VII SUPERNATURAL PLACES (page 395)
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VIII ORIGINS OF MATERIAL CULTURE (page 396)
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IX HUMAN ADVENTURES (page 401)
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X ANIMAL STORIES (page 413)
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XI HISTORY AND TRADITION (page 447)
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TALES TOLD IN 1950 AND 1953 (page 481)
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MICMAC FOLKLORE (page 493)
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APPENDIX A ZOOLOGICAL TERMS (page 497)
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APPENDIX B BOTANICAL TERMS (page 502)
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APPENDIX C ANATOMICAL TERMS (page 505)
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KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS (page 507)
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INDEX (page 508)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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JAF | 69.274 (Oct. 1956): 398 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8715%28195610%2F12%2969%3A274%3C398%3ATMIOEC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-H |
SF | 34.4 (May 1956): 397 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0037-7732%28195605%2934%3A4%3C397%3ATMIOEC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I |
AANTH | 57.6 (Dec. 1995): 1311-1313 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7294%28195512%292%3A57%3A6%3C1311%3ATMIOEC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23 |
ETH | 2.3 (Summer 1955): 273-277 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0014-1801%28195522%292%3A3%3C273%3ATMIOEC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-N |
Man | 55 (Jul.1955): 109-110 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0025-1496%28195507%291%3A55%3C109%3A1%3E2.0.CO%3B2-V |
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Published: c1955
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
- 9780816660148 (paper)
- 9781452936895 (ebook)